Jungle Prada Site

	Jungle Prada Site
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Looking north from the fishing pier at Jungle Prada de Narvaez Park
Location	St. Petersburg, Florida
Coordinates	27°47′19″N 82°45′08″W / 27.78861°N 82.75222°W
NRHP reference No.	03000007
Added to NRHP	February 4, 2003

The Jungle Prada Site (also known as Jungle Mound or Anderson-Narváez Site) is an archaeological site featuring Indigenous Tocobaga mounds and the location of the historical Narváez expedition landing. The Jungle Prada site spans public and private property, including the Jungle Prada de Narvaez city park, in St. Petersburg of Pinellas County, western coastal Florida, in the Southern United States.

The Jungle Prada Site was added, on February 4, 2003, to the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The Tocobaga tribe inhabited the Jungle Prada site for approximately 600 years, from 1000 to 1600 CE.^[2] Their village complex in the area once contained a series of mounds stretching up and down Boca Ciega Bay for more than three miles (4.8 km); however most of the mounds were dismantled and used as fill for 20th century urban development.^[3] The Jungle Prada site mounds that remain include a twelve-foot (three-point-seven-metre) tall plaza mound (likely used for ceremonial purposes) and a 23-foot (7.0 m) tall, 900-foot (270 m) long, 300-foot (91 m) midden mound, that stretches from the Jungle Prada de Narvaez public city park onto private property. The portion of the mounds that are on private property are considered "archeologically pristine."^[4]

The Diocese of St. Petersburg placed a marker at the Jungle Prada site, acknowledging it as the location of the first Catholic Mass in Florida. ^[5]

Location

The Jungle Prada site spans both public and private land. Portions of the Tocobaga mounds, as well as picnic tables, a fishing pier, and boat launch are located within the city park, and are maintained by the City of St. Petersburg. The better-preserved mounds, along with a small archeological museum, are located on private property and are accessible by guided tour. The Jungle Prada site is located on the eastern shore of Boca Ciega Bay, at Park Street North and Elbow Lane (17th Avenue) in St. Petersburg, Florida.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Simpson, Terrance. The Narvaez/Anderson Site (8Pi54): A Safety Harbor Culture Shell Mound and Midden – AD 1000-1600. Gulf Coast Archeological Society, 1998.
^ Michaels, Will. The Making of St. Petersburg. Charleston: The History Press, 2012.
^ Austin, Robert. “Jungle Prada Site – Registration Form for National Register of Historic Places.” Tallahassee: Bureau of Historic Preservation, 2002.
^ "First Mass in Florida Historical Marker".

External links

National Register of Historic Places: Pinellas County place listings
Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs: Pinellas County listings
Pinellas County Planning Department as staff for the Pinellas County Planning Council. (PCPD) Pinellas County Historical Background.
Straub, W. L. History of Pinellas County. (Straub) The Record Company. St. Augustine, Florida. 1929.
stpete.org: St. Petersburg Parks

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Simpson, Terrance. The Narvaez/Anderson Site (8Pi54): A Safety Harbor Culture Shell Mound and Midden – AD 1000-1600. Gulf Coast Archeological Society, 1998.

[3] Michaels, Will. The Making of St. Petersburg. Charleston: The History Press, 2012.

[4] Austin, Robert. “Jungle Prada Site – Registration Form for National Register of Historic Places.” Tallahassee: Bureau of Historic Preservation, 2002.

[5] "First Mass in Florida Historical Marker".

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